Adel, IA tap water
Supplied mostly by Adel Municipal Water Works, plus 1 other utility. Here's what the water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chlorine or chloramine
Utilities here use chlorine or chloramine, depending on which one serves your address. Chlorine slowly gases off from standing water; chloramine doesn't.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrate (NO₃)
3.2–26 ppm (Low)
Typical 3.3 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From EPA monitoring data; Des Moines Water Works, which supplies Xenia RWD (Des Moines) (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Not published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
Supplier's figure259 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From the utility that supplies yours: Des Moines Water Works, which supplies Xenia RWD (Des Moines) (2012–2019).
pH
Not published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
- Adel Municipal Water Works and Xenia RWD (Des Moines) add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
- Adel Municipal Water Works and Xenia RWD (Des Moines) soften their water at the plant, so it may be softer than the local groundwater.
Who supplies Adel, IA
Adel Municipal Water Works
Serves 98% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Xenia RWD (Des Moines)
Serves 49% of residents · Buys water from Warren Water District · Chloramine
Our data comes from public records and is still incomplete. Many utilities don't publish every number, so we're adding more all the time. Your city's range is a starting point: testing your own tap is the only way to know exactly what's in it.
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